Appeal No. 2000-1704
Application No. 08/484,999
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A method in a computer system of automatically compiling
version compatible object servers, the method comprising the steps
of:
compiling a first program into a first version object server
having a set of one or more interfaces;
compiling a second program into a second version object server
to be version compatible with the first version object server, said
compiling into the second version object server comprising:
verifying whether the second program can compile into a second
version object server that provides at least each interface of the
first version object server; and
if the verifying step shows that second program can be
compiled into the second version object server that provides at
least each interface of the first version object server, generating
a set of interfaces for the second version object server so as to
comprise interfaces that match each interface of the first version
object server.
The examiner relies on the following references:
“Management of Programming Compatibility Within a System of
Separate Dependent Elements,” IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin,
Vol. 31, No. 8, January 1989, pages 317-320 (IBM Bulletin).
IBM System Object Model Guide and Reference, version 2.00, 1991,
chapter 1, page 1-2; chapter 2, pages 2-1, 2-8; chapter 6, pages 6-
3 to 6-4 (IBM Model Guide).
IBM OS/2 2.0 Application Design Guide, 1992, chapter 7, pages 7-4
to 7-12 (IBM Design Guide).
K. Brockschmidt, Inside OLE, 2ND Edition, June 1995 by Microsoft
Press, pages 27-29, 145-151.
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